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Torre del Lago is a hamlet of almost 11,000 inhabitants, a frazione
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
 of the comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 of Viareggio
Viareggio

Viareggio is a city located in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 63,000 it is the main centre of the northern Tuscan Riviera known as Versilia, and the second largest city within the Province of Lucca....
, in the province of Lucca
Province of Lucca

The Province of Lucca is a Provinces of Italy in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca.It has an area of 1,773 km?, and a total population of 372,244 ....
, Tuscany
Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, between the Lake of Massaciuccoli and the Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.It is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria , and Sicily ....
.

The Festival Puccini
Festival Puccini

The Festival Puccini is an annual summer opera festival held in July and August to present the operas of the famous Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini....
, an annual opera
Opera

Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
 festival which attracts around 40,000 attendees, is held in its open-air theatre, a short distance from the Villa Mausoleum where opera composer Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italians composer whose operas, including La boh?me, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the List of important operas....
 lived and worked. He is buried in a small chapel inside the Villa.

The area of the village on the sea (Marina di Torre del Lago) is well known for being an important gay
Gay

The term gay was originally used, until well into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being "carefree," "happy," or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637....
 and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal.








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Torre del Lago is a hamlet of almost 11,000 inhabitants, a frazione
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
 of the comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 of Viareggio
Viareggio

Viareggio is a city located in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 63,000 it is the main centre of the northern Tuscan Riviera known as Versilia, and the second largest city within the Province of Lucca....
, in the province of Lucca
Province of Lucca

The Province of Lucca is a Provinces of Italy in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca.It has an area of 1,773 km?, and a total population of 372,244 ....
, Tuscany
Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, between the Lake of Massaciuccoli and the Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.It is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria , and Sicily ....
.

The Festival Puccini
Festival Puccini

The Festival Puccini is an annual summer opera festival held in July and August to present the operas of the famous Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini....
, an annual opera
Opera

Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
 festival which attracts around 40,000 attendees, is held in its open-air theatre, a short distance from the Villa Mausoleum where opera composer Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italians composer whose operas, including La boh?me, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the List of important operas....
 lived and worked. He is buried in a small chapel inside the Villa.

The area of the village on the sea (Marina di Torre del Lago) is well known for being an important gay
Gay

The term gay was originally used, until well into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being "carefree," "happy," or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637....
 and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal.

See also

List of opera festivals
List of opera festivals

This is an inclusive list of opera festivals and summer seasons, and music festivals which have opera productions.Sources...


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